Morning Report for Monday 6 October 2025

10:00 AM.In today's episode, the Government is tightening access to jobseeker benefits for teens. From November next year, 18 and 19-year-olds won't get it if their parents earn over $65,000 per year. A new… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A big old Cathedral is not usually where you'd find a gathering of animals... until yesterday at St Matthew's in the City Anglican church in Auckland. First Up report Ke-Xin Li went to the Blessing of… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.An Australian runner has smashed the ultramarathon record for women after circling mud-trodden Hagley Park for nearly 700 kilometres. Allicia Heron spoke with Corin Dann. Audio

8:47 AM.The town of Rawene has dealt with the discharge of a failing sewage plant into their harbour for 40 years, but a new system is only weeks away. Peter de Graaf reports. Audio

8:40 AM.Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua will remain benched for now as talks with Netball New Zealand remain deadlocked. Sports correspondant Dana Johannsen spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:38 AM.Is an Australian coach wasting our kiwi football hero? Audio

8:35 AM.A brief update of movements in the markets. Audio

8:25 AM.The Reserve Bank is expected to cut the official cash rate this week - what will it mean for home loans, and is it a good time to fix your mortgage repayments? Money correspondant Susan Edmonds spoke… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.A campaign to bring back bus services to the Aranui community says elderly and disabled people are stuck in their homes without public transport. Rachel Graham has more. Audio

8:15 AM.The Public Service Association has said a rollback of Health NZ work programmes in the alcohol harm prevention space is the result of lobbying from the alcohol industry. Investigative reporter Guyon… Read more Audio

8:08 AM.A youth worker says a new government policy making the JobSeeker benefit for 18 and 19 year olds dependent on their parent's income is punishing young New Zealanders. Aaron Hendry from KickBack spoke… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Free bowel screening will be available for people aged 58 and over in three regions from today, but the government's "significant first step" still puts them 13 years behind that of Australia. Prime… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.A crash on State Highway 1 in Kilbirnie in Wellington is causing delays on the way to the airport. Reporter Mary Argue spoke live with Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:46 AM.Nearly six years after the deadly eruption on Whakaari White Island, the first phase of a coronial inquiry into the disaster is underway, with witness statements beginning today. RNZ reporter Amy… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.A brief update of movements in the markets. Audio

7:35 AM.A win for the All Blacks on the weekend, and some injury news too as they plan for the end-of-year tour. Audio

7:26 AM.An IPSOs survey morning has found that almost three quarters of New Zealanders support a social media ban for under-14 year olds, and that 44 percent of kiwis think mental health is as the biggest… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Health New Zealand is asking the parents of Northland students to ensure their children have had their MMR vaccines, amidst a measles outbreak in the region. Dr Sharon Sime from the National Public… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Hospitality New Zealand has warned that cutting food education from subjects taught in Year 11 will worsen looming workforce shortages. John Gerritsen reports. Audio

7:08 AM.Parents with a household income of more than 65 thousand dollars a year will soon have to support their 18 and 19-year-old children, as the government tightens access to benefits. Social Development… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.It's a Reserve Bank cash rate decision week, and the only issue seems to be how big will the cut be. Audio

6:48 AM.A youth advocate says young people are being punished for an economic crisis they haven't created, as the government gears up to means-test parents before their 18 or 19-year-old can get a benefit… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Bowel Cancer New Zealand said lives will be saved after the government announced free bowel cancer screenings for those over the age of 58. Their chief executive, Peter Huskinson, spoke with Corin… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.There has been no let-up in Israeli air strikes in Gaza after Hamas agreed to some of the points on the US peace plan. Thomas Helm, Jerusalem Correspondent at The National, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:33 AM.There's hopes for a new method to control wilding conifer pines. Audio

6:25 AM.Time now to catch up on what's happening in sport with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:21 AM.With just over a week to go until voting closes for local elections - the mayoral race in Hastings is heating up. Incumbent mayor Sandra Hazlehurst is stepping down, and five newcomers are vying for… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.Time to catch up on what's happening overseas with our correspondent Alice Wilkins. Audio

6:10 AM.Fish and Game New Zealand and University of Otago researchers surveyed one thousand nine hundred Kiwi anglers and found they were 52 percent less likely to report psychological distress or thoughts of… Read more Audio